Thursday, March 29, 2007

I know,I already hear you asking,"what could dear Babs possibly have to do with my special "Off-spring-centric,for Spring" issue of MOVCFM"? Well,its her Scassi see-thru pantsuit(causing a bit of a scandal)that she picked up her 1969 Oscar for "Funny Girl" in.Everytime I wore my favorite yellow maternity dress,from the 60's,I simply could not resist looking in the mirror ,patting my tummy,and mimicking her famous acceptance line,(read with accent)"Hello Goygeous"!Question #2:Why am I featuring maternity vintage? Ah ,heck I don't know,it could be the last 2 months that I spent with a prop tummy and getting in touch with that special muscle memory that immediately makes you waddle!Or,then again,maybe its just me being a good magazine editor and letting you know that vintage is a viable maternity option!I have a special hanging canvas clothing bag filled with cedar chips that I keep my special "archival garments": such as my wedding dress,what I was wearing the day I met my hub,and ofcourse maternity clothes from both pregnancies.This little yellow frock was probably not intended as such,but I wore it with both girls anyway!

This black wool dress with fringed sleeves,is a real maternity dress,the brand,"Coming Attractions". I shortened it,wore black tights,sensible(for me) heels,pearls,and chose a funky vintage poodle purse from the 50's(as always,you may click on any image to enlarge). This black silk dress was handmade by someone. I am crazy for the red rose stem applique. It worked quite well because it was long and WAY to big for me.It is teamed with the same sensible heels,and my Grandmas black purse,with a floral jewel relief. I wore it only once,2 weeks before the little petal was born ,as director of Crooked Halos school talent show.

Though it is getting harder and harder,you can still find childrens vintage,both at the thrift and sometimes at antique malls.This collection of baby boys shirts were all thrifted in anticipation of my 1st(even while I instictually knew she was a she),for under a dollar each.These PRECIOUS dresses were wore by both of my girls and they probably got more wear out of them than the original owners,all thrifted!

This Little LuLu dress,just fits my littlest now and she loves it(the big one did too)!If you unzip Little LuLu's coat ,this is the message.Another thrifted fave worn by both girls! The fabric is "Mary had a little lamb".This veggie salad shirt (with a bowl as the pocket) captures the witty wink /irony my oldest baby loves!When I was in my 20's I wore and styled this yellow lace dress,exactly the same way,with yellow converse!Honestly ,I could fill another issue with vintage kid fashion. My little one wore a darling red "patio dress",with the tiniest ric-rac you've ever seen, to school today,and has another fave in to wash right now.What can I say? Vintage clothing is the panacea for that adolescent need for individuality,and its easy on the budget for a wee ones lightning fast growth!

Yes! yay! Hurrah! Ok, please come be my stylist. Check back tomorrow and I'll post a skirt (or maybe a petticoat? skirt? whatever) that I want to wear but I'm not sure what with. I think we were born in the wrong era, girl! And slips... can I tell you how much I love slips? Love them. Grew up with a mother who insisted a girl must always wear a slip underneath. I'm not brazen enough to wear one on the outside... however... there is this little pink thing that would be so cute...

Am I yibbering on and on? I love the originality of the kids clothes!! Ok, lets see... my favorite? Sheesh do I have to pick?

And oh. I'm paying my 29.99 right now for my years' subscription to your mag. Do you accept vintage monopoly money? heh heh

Love it, as usual! I'm envious of your talent for putting clothes together with a flair! I'm trying to break out of my boring style but finding it harder than I thought. I love Miss R. in that yellow dress! If you wore that in your twenties, you must have been a tiny wisp of a thing!

I love it all! Your girls are stunning, just like you. Gosh, so lucky they all got your gorgeous locks! They are soooo blonde and stunning.. like golden silk....Oh, my, do you feel like your older girl is growing up into a young lady way too fast????I do, and I don't even know her....Every time you show her face, she is more mature looking!!! And, your baby, she looks a little bit older too!!! Yikes...Keep them small!!! Or send for the stork!!! I can just imagine you in your fab preggers outfits! You must have looked like a full blown Goygeous dish!!!!

I still have fond memories of the dresses I wore as a kid oh so many years ago. You're lucky to find them still. The dresses were beautifully made. We had an ironing lady just to keep up with that kind of stuff. She had to startch the dresses and it must have taken hours to finish up those tucks and smocking. But we looked the bomb with our pincurled hair and black maryjanes.

So darling, every last one! If I saw you in public in the yellow dress with black bow I would HAVE to run up to you and tell you how adorable you are! So.... it's probably a good thing that you live in Texas because likely I would embarass us both with my gushing. :)

These dress vignette's are just the best!!! I LOVE the shoes paired with them.

the black dress with the red rose, yes, wonderful!

My grandmother gave us the dress she wore on her first date with my grandfather....a gorgeous silk with huge red roses and a long sleeved black velvet short jacket that went over it. We RUINED!!!! it playing dress up! How I would love to have it now!

oh jdp - you move me babe - oh the vintage from my vintage years... - you inspire - at my wedding - I wore my Gran's 40's teal jacket along with sheer palazzo (sp?) pants, cami and cowboy boots - back in college - oh it was the 40's sweater sets - peach and merlot - there was a period in grad school with the torn sweat with rhinstone brooch - honey you're bringin' back my style - I love it - now when I was pregnant - it was the long black dress with the rosary - then I bumped into a priest and got a little nervous - ok - I hid... maybe that slowed me down... - oh your style sense - now... are we anticipating... by chance/by choice???????????

You're going to stumble into yet another career if you're not careful. People with no extra time to spare usually do. Everything is lovely, smart and SO LisaGabrielle I clip and save some of them I spent the week defending the word "boobies" as obscene and a nude-period picture of The Three Graces as "pronographic."

I am so envious of the kid's vintage, I wanted vintage for little Em so badly but here in the big city that never shuts up the dealers clean the thrifts out of anything worth while long before I get there. I found a few things out of town but your collection is awe-inspiring!

And yes, the Little Lulu dress is the champ, hands down. I am coveting that like you would not believe!!

Wow, wow, wow! Of course the little girl dresses are my favorite. Those girls of yours are the Cutest! Love the yellow sneaks with the yellow dress, and the cowboy boots and red dress with the sensational blue placket!!!

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Hello there! I'm Lisa-Gabrielle and even though I no longer live in a 1955 Cliff May house.....my new pagoda is from the same midcentury modern era and looks like what the Cliff May home would look like if it ate its Wheaties. I stay at home here in Dallas ,Texas ...with my 2 clever girls and adore my handsome hubs, and I do believe there is an art to living and living is art!